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[[File:Naxos-CaveofMtZas.jpg|thumb|250px|The exterior of the Cave of Mt.Zas]]
[[File:Naxos-CaveofMtZas.jpg|thumb|250px|The exterior of the Cave of Mt.Zas]]
'''Cave of Mt. Zas''' was a cavern located on [[Mt. Zas]] in [[Zeus' Cove]] on [[Naxos Island]], [[Greece]].
The '''Cave of Mt. Zas''' was a cavern located below [[Mt. Zas|Mount Zas]] on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of  [[Naxos Island|Naxos]].


The cave was one of the many places on Naxos Island that was said to have been important in the youth of the god [[Zeus]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
In [[Greek mythology]], the cave was one of the many places on Naxos Island that was said to have been important in the youth of the god [[Zeus]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] explored the cave, finding one of the [[Ainigmata Ostraka]] in the shrine within the cave.<ref name="Stubborn Mule">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Stubborn Mule]]</ref> She also discovered [[Paros Island|Parian]] soldiers, as well as [[guard]]s loyal to the [[Cult of Kosmos]], planning to kill the leader of Naxos, [[Myrrine|Phoenix]].<ref name="Death and Disorder">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref>
The shrine within the depths of the cave had in addition to a statue of the god Zeus, also statues of [[lion]]s and [[Isu|curious]] architecture.<ref name="ACOd" />


The shrine within the depths of the cave had in addition to a statue of the god Zeus, also statues of [[lion]]s and [[Isu|curious]] architecture.<ref name="ACOd" />
==History==
In 429 BCE, the cave was used by the [[Cult of Kosmos]] as a base of operations in preparation for an assassination attack on [[Myrrine]], the obligarch of Naxos. After learning of this possible attack, [[Aspasia]], persuading Myrrine, sent the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to investigate the cave and eliminate the assassins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Disorder]]</ref> At the same time, she also recovered an [[Ainigmata Ostraka]] in the shrine within.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Stubborn Mule]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the center of the shrine, there's an inactive Isu [[Vault_pedestal#Egyptian_Vaults|platform]] that looks similar to those seen in [[Temple (Isu)|the vaults]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' and also at the [[Gateway to the Lost City]].
*In the center of the shrine, there's an inactive [[Vault_pedestal#Egyptian_Vaults|platform]] that resembles those seen in [[Temple (Isu)|the vaults]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' and also at the [[Gateway to the Lost City]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
MtZas1.jpg| The inner shrine featuring Zeus and his lion guardians
MtZas1.jpg|The inner shrine featuring Zeus and his lion guardians
MtZas2.jpg| An Isu platform
MtZas2.jpg|A platform resembling that of those in Isu temples
ACOD Cave of Mt. Zas - Mysterious Architecture.jpg|Architecture resembling that of an Isu
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Revision as of 13:33, 20 August 2019

The exterior of the Cave of Mt.Zas

The Cave of Mt. Zas was a cavern located below Mount Zas on the Greek island of Naxos.

In Greek mythology, the cave was one of the many places on Naxos Island that was said to have been important in the youth of the god Zeus.[1]

The shrine within the depths of the cave had in addition to a statue of the god Zeus, also statues of lions and curious architecture.[1]

History

In 429 BCE, the cave was used by the Cult of Kosmos as a base of operations in preparation for an assassination attack on Myrrine, the obligarch of Naxos. After learning of this possible attack, Aspasia, persuading Myrrine, sent the misthios Kassandra to investigate the cave and eliminate the assassins.[2] At the same time, she also recovered an Ainigmata Ostraka in the shrine within.[3]

Trivia

Gallery

Appearances

References